Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.78° S 173.12° E

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
10.7°C
1.7° 

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (29 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 12AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)--
Afternoon (29 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Evening (29 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the SW by Sun night).

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
1
3
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
NE
8
2.1
NE
8
1.7
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
711
599
390
289
218
171
164
100
75
77
90
116
174
222
265
212
290
661
1569
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
15
NW
15
SW
5
SW
5
N
5
NE
10
WSW
5
N
10
NE
10
NNE
5
WNW
5
W
10
SW
10
NNE
15
NW
25
NW
25
SSW
20
SW
30
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:15AM1.72m
4:39PM1.81m
4:57AM1.74m
5:20PM1.79m
Low Tide
10:11PM0.30m
10:25AM0.24m
10:53PM0.28m
11:10AM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:55
5:58
 mm
4
Temp °C
15
13
12
10
9
9
10
12
12
10
10
9
9
9
10
15
11
9
8
Feels °C
10
9
9
9
7
8
8
10
9
7
7
6
6
6
6
10
5
4
1
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